Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
Four Observation-Disclosures, Dakota
Washington Territory and New
Mexico-Want to Join the
Union.
Virginia Democrats at the National Capt
tai Confident the State VIII be Oar
ried By Their Party.
BIDS FOR WORK AT WACO.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. bids were again
opened here to-day by the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury for material
and labor for plumbing for the federal
building at Waco, Tex. This makes the
third time that bids have been opened, as
the Supervising Architect had refused
them each time as the bids received were
higher than the estimate called for. The
bids here to-day were as follows: May &
WainsWright, Galveston, offer four bids
which are S45l8, $293I, $2739 and $3905
Manor & Co, New Orleans, three bids
$2490, $3.50 and $29I0; P. NAvey, Chi
cago, S4797. Paul Shean, Galveston
bids $3.50, $4,000, $3.50 and 1920.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
Lizzie, widow of Thomas McDermott,
San Antonio, Mexican war; 7. J. Barton,
Reagan; William r. Newland, Waxa
hachie; William A. J. Jenkin,, Delhi
John Wells, Sherman; John S. Petty,
Bryan; S. Mills, Jacob Gregg, San Saba
Ben Foy, Kosse; Oliver II. P. Bodine,
Sau Augustine.
YELLOW FEVER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Surgeon-Gen.
eral Hamilton has received g telegram
from Deputy Collector Spencer at Tampa,
Fla, saying there has been three new
cases of fever, but no death, since last
report. He says 1t is raining and that the
weather is bad.
AID ASKED FOR FLoRIDA.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA request was
received by the Secretary OF the Treasury
to-day from the Governor of Florida ask
ing aid in suppressing the yellow fever
epidemic at Tampa. Surgeon General
Hamilton has been instructed accordingly
to do what is proper. As no suitable
building for q hospital could be secured
at Tampa, DR.. Hamilton has authorized
the erection of plain plank building not
to cost more than $4,000.
WILL SEEK ADMISSION.
Delegate Foote of Montana, who is at
present in Washington, says that there
will be hard fight made by four terri
tories this winter for admission as states
of the Union. Montana, Dakota, New
Mexico and Washington Territory
will all present their claims
and press them vigorously. He thinks
that the result will be the passage Of q
general enabling act applying to them all.
He does not believe, however, that the
proposition to divide Dakota will meet
with the approval of the House. Even
an overwhelming majority in favor of q
division at the November election in that
territory would not, he says, influence
Congress to agree to the division. He
saws the agricultural population of Mon
tana has greatly Increased during the
past year.
VIRGINrA's POLITICS.
There was quite group of prominent
Virginians in the lobby OF the Metropoli-
tan this morning, all Of them Interested
in one way or another in the habeas cor
pus cases now pending in the United
States Supreme court. There were ex-
Congressman Barbour and Tucker, Colo
mel Gordon and Mr.. Meredith,
cases; Attorney General Ayers and
under Judge Bounds order and others
some facts and opinions as to the politl-
cal contest in Virginia, but the hsbeas
corpus cases seemed to have possession
VI bHe MiHuS VI GuS SeutlSlHSu. III
learned way the group express the opin-
ion that the Democrats will carry the
state; thht they count confidently upon o
Democratic majority in the next Legisls-
ture, but it may not bea very large ma
jority. AS to the political feeling in the
southwest portion of the state it is more
favorable to the Democrats than it was
several months ago, but there is still 8
good deal of dis satisfaction and there
will probably be Democratic loss there.